BERLIN -- Hoffenheim defeated Bayer Leverkusen 3-2 in the Bundesliga on Sunday, handing the home side its eighth loss in nine games across all competitions, while Eintracht Frankfurt defeated Nuremberg 5-2 to ease its relegation fears. American defender Fabian Johnson crossed for Anthony Modeste to tuck the ball away in the 89th minute for Hoffenheim. The French striker pointed to the net in an apparent reference to the "ghost goal" scored by Stefan Kiessling in the sides last meeting, when the ball went through a hole in the sidenetting. Sead Salihovic put the visitors in front with a penalty in the 14th, after Roberto Hilbert handled in the area. Emir Spahic crossed for Kiessling to equalize with a header in the 39th, but there was an immediate brilliant response from Kevin Volland, who eluded Andres Guardado and lifted the ball over the Leverkusen keeper inside the far post. The home side equalized again through Simon Rolfes, set up by Lars Benders back-heel after Hoffenheim keeper Jens Grahl saved Guardados free kick. Modeste had the final say with his 10th goal of the season to increase the pressure on Leverkusen coach Sami Hyypia. Frankfurt earlier handed Nuremberg its fourth straight loss to leave the home side mired in the relegation zone. The visitors scored in the 21st minute when Stefan Aigner blocked Emanuel Pogatetz attempted clearance and crossed for Tranquillo Barnetta to score. Nuremberg was dealt a further blow when defender Ondrej Petrak suffered a suspected broken nose and concussion after receiving Joselus elbow to the face in a challenge. Nuremberg captain Raphael Schaefer suggested Joselu should have been sent off. "Its quite clear. Everyone can see it," the goalkeeper said. "Red card and we would have conceded two goals less." Aigner unselfishly set up Joselu in the 49th, and Alexander Madlung thought hed decided the game with Frankfurts third four minutes after that. "There was only fear in the first half. We played like a relegated team," Nuremberg coach Gertjan Veerbek said. But Josip Drmic scored the goal of the afternoon in the 64th, controlling Jose Campanas cross with his first touch and then firing high to far corner with his next, and Campana reduced the deficit further four minutes later with a shot from distance. Nurembergs revival was ended when Javier Pinola was sent off for bringing down Joselu as the last defender in the 80th. The Spanish striker decided the game on a counterattack in the 88th and set up Vaclav Kadlec for the visitors fifth in injury time. "The way I see it, we were lucky a red card wasnt issued (for Joselu). It would have been very close for us then," Aigner said. The result lifted Frankfurt to 12th, six points clear of Nuremberg and Hamburg in the relegation zone. 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"I dont know," sighed Kahne, winner of the spring race at Bristol. "I just ... I think at the end of the day, I just dont wreck people. I just didnt get it done and Im upset with myself for not figuring out how to win." Its the third time this season Kahne has finished second behind Kenseth, who wrapped up at least a wild-card berth in the Chase for the Sprint Cup championship. "Kaseys as good as they get and hes a clean driver," Kenseth said. "He raced as hard as he could, we ran out of room off (turn) four, we were both digging as hard as we could to try to get it. Kaseys just an unbelievable talent, he wanted it bad. We raced as hard as we could race and used every inch of race track." Kahne, meanwhile, is still hoping just to make it into the Chase. With two wins on the year hes in pretty good shape, but hes only eighth in the standings with two races remaining to set the 12-driver field. "I needed a win bad, but I also needed a finish," Kahne said. "I just basically ran as hard as I could, tried to pass him two different times and ran on his bumper and hoped hed screw up, and he really never did." After Kahne passed Juan Pablo Montoya for second, he set his sights on Kenseth and tried numerous times over the final dozen laps -- "It felt like 112," Kenseth said -- to make the pass, but never could make it stick. He went for the bump and run on the last lap and missed, and has to settle for second. "I had a better car. I just couldnt clear him," Kahne said. "There was a couple shots I took, and I had to have been close, but I could feel him on the right side of my car, and I just didnt clear him. I didnt figure out how to get by. Its disappointing not to win here. I thought we had the best car the last 200 laps, and it was a lot of work." Montoya, who learned two weeks ago he wont be brought back to Chip Ganassi Racing next season, was third. Although he could use a win, especially on an oval to prove he belongs in NASCAR, he said he was pleased with the result -- especially since he came back from an early speeding penalty. "To be honestt with you, where we are with the team and the result, its pretty good," he said.dddddddddddd "Im still running until the end of the year with (sponsor) Target, and I want to make sure I can do the best for them." Brian Vickers was fourth, followed by Joey Logano, Paul Menard and Jeff Gordon. Marcos Ambrose was eighth and Greg Biffle and Dale Earnhardt Jr. rounded out the top 10. With two races remaining, at Atlanta and Richmond, to set the Chase field, only points leader Jimmie Johnson, Clint Bowyer and Kenseth have locked up berths. The rest of the top 10 in points are Carl Edwards, Kevin Harvick, Kyle Busch, Earnhardt, Kahne, Biffle and Logano. Defending series champion Brad Keselowski is 11th, four points out of 10th and not in Chase contention because hes winless so far on the season. Keselowski admitted hes not breathing easy the next two weeks. "If youre not in right now, I dont care if youre running eighth or youre running 13th, every team is worried and concerned -- not just mine," he said. "Im not going to be out of the worried zone unless I make it or its over. Thats my job as a race car driver. I care about my team. Weve got two races left. I think theyll be good race tracks for us." The two drivers currently in position for the wild-card berths are Ryan Newman and Martin Truex Jr., who maintained his position despite finishing 35th when he was collected in an accident that began on a restart when pole-sitter had his tire cut by contact with Vickers. Also caught in the accident was Harvick, who drove his battered car into Hamlins pit, and Hamlin responded by intentionally shoving it out of the way. An animated Harvick had to talk his way past a NASCAR official to get to Hamlins car window, where the two quickly came to a resolution. "He was under the impression that I caused it. He didnt see the replay," Hamlin said. "I talked to him. Luckily, we were able to talk right away and hash it out." It was a long and disappointing night for Kurt Busch, who started second in his effort to make the Chase for single-car team Furniture Row Racing. But a vibration dropped him from first to fifth, then sent him to pit road for a repair. He was then flagged for speeding, the pit stop was slow, and by the time he served his penalty for speeding he had dropped three laps to 39th place. Then he made contact with Josh Wise to cause damage to his car, sending him back to pit road. The original vibration wasnt fixed, and Busch had to go behind the wall for a length repair. He wound up 31st and dropped three spots in the standings to 12th. "When you are 20 laps down there is nothing you can do," he said. "We are not out. My thoughts all through the race were we just have to go to Atlanta and Richmond and win them both. We have two races to go and I heard we are only five points out of 10th." ' ' '